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Compliance Must Be Part of Your Practice

Since 2012, federal health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, require physicians to establish a compliance plan that can effectively detect "criminal, civil, and administrative violations." That means you must have a process that addresses key compliance issues such as proper coding, medical necessity, and appropriate documentation.

An effective compliance plan can reduce the number of innocent mistakes and will go a long way toward audit avoidance. And, if your practice ends up as the target of allegations, having an effective compliance plan can help your outcome tremendously.

TMA offers a one day seminar, Commit to Compliance: Learn to Build an Effective Compliance Plan, on May 3 at the TMA building in Austin. It will show you how to develop and implement a compliance plan that includes all of the necessary components. The seminar will cover: